The Seattle International Film Festival includes several gay titles worth seeing during the month of May.
Here are the gay highlights during May for the 250 movie festival.
Chris and Don: A Love Story – In 1953, Christopher Isherwood met Don Bachardy. The attraction between them was instant and mutual. Friends frowned upon the three decades’ gap between the pair, but they stayed together until Christopher’s death in 1986. This portrait of the men and their time together is as elegant and intelligent as its two subjects. Directors Guido Santi and Tina Mascara are scheduled to attend both screenings. (The Stranger review)
Harvard Exit – Saturday May 24 – 6:30 pm
Harvard Exit – Sunday May 25 – 1:15 pm.
Who’s Afraid of Kathy Acker – Kathy Acker was a pro-sex feminist author whose life became inextricably blurred with her experimental fiction. Caspar’s documentary about Acker mixes interviews of friends and colleagues with archival photos, television interview footage, animated adaptations of her work, and interviews with girls who were inspired by her. (The Stranger review)
Northwest Film Forum – Sunday May 25 – 9:00 pm.
Dream Boy – Based on the novel by Jim Grimsley, Dream Boy chronicles the tender romance of two gay adolescents. The emotions the boys cannot deny lead to a brutal reality as they try to navigate through the ghosts of prejudice in the rural South. Director James Bolton scheduled to attend both screenings. (The Stranger review)
Harvard Exit – Sunday May 25 – 6:30 pm
Harvard Exit – Monday May 26 – 1:30 pm.
Breakfast with Scot – Sam and Ed are a buttoned-down gay couple trying to keep their relationship hidden while working in the sports industry. When Ed’s flamboyant 11-year-old nephew, Scot becomes their responsibility, the free-spirited youth unwittingly teaches them all a lesson about self-acceptance. Producer Paul Brown scheduled to attend both screenings. (The Stranger review)
Harvard Exit – Monday May 26 – 6:30 pm.
Egyptian Theatre – Tuesday May 27 – 4:00 pm.
Kiss the Bride – Ten years after leaving his conservative Arizona hometown, Matt has no trouble meeting men, but he dumps them soon enough when they fail to measure up to his high school boyfriend, Ryan. When Matt receives an invitation to Ryan’s wedding (to a woman!) he drops everything, intent on rescuing his former love from whatever “she-devil” has trapped him into this huge mistake. Director C. Jay Cox and actor James O’Shea scheduled to attend May 29 screening. (The Stranger review)
Gay-La – A special reception will be held following the May 29th screening at Neighbours Nightclub (ages 21 and up).
Egyptian Theatre Thursday May 29 – 7:00 pm.
Egyptian Theatre Friday May 30 – 4:30 pm.
Ask Not – Ask Not follows gay Americans in the United States military as they risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of “coming out.” Soldiers, including local Alan Steinman, co-founder of the Puget Sound chapter of the American Veterans for Equal Rights, tell their stories of how “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” affects them as they struggle to serve their country and maintain a double life. Director Johnny Symons scheduled to attend both screenings. (The Stranger review)
Harvard Exit – Thursday May 29 – 7:00 pm.
Harvard Exit Friday May 30 – 4:30 pm.
Gay Lives – Gay short films including: Mates who just want to know what it feels like, teenage sports, sexuality, the history of Seattle’s Bailey-Boushay House—all of these and more make up our gay lives.
Bailey-Boushay House: A Living History (32 minutes), Dolls (10 minutes), Just (12 minutes), Lloyd Neck (16 minutes), A Mate (8 minutes), and Wrestling (20 minutes).
SIFF Cinema Saturday May 31 – 6:30 pm.
A guide to the gay SIFF movies in June coming soon…
